The ''Riverside Shakespeare'' is a long-running series of editions of the complete works of

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

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company. The first ''Riverside Shakespeare'' was edited by Richard Grant White and published in 1883 and 1901. A new version was published in 1974 as a full scholarly edition, presenting each of the plays with introductions and textual notes, as well as several essays on Shakespeare's life and works. The general editor was G. Blakemore Evans. A revised edition was published in 1996, which is notable for being the first major complete works edition to include the disputed play '' Edward III'', as well as ''A Funeral Elegy'' which was written by

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and is mistakenly attributed to Shakespeare here. Newer editions are sold under the title the ''Wadsworth Shakespeare''.

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Shakespeare Quarterly ''Shakespeare Quarterly'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1950 by the Shakespeare Association of America. It is now under the auspices of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Along with book and performance criticism, ''Shakespeare Q ...

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Folger Shakespeare Library The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., United States. It has the world's largest collection of the printed works of William Shakespeare, and is a primary repository for rare materi ...

, issn = 0037-3222 , eissn = 1538-3555 , volume = 27 , issue = 1 , year = 1976 , pages = 114, 117–122, 125 , doi = 10.2307/2869074 , jstor = 2869074 , ref = none Shakespearean scholarship